St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-18
The Members of the Gallant Company D
Are Spending Their Time at
Fort Smelling.
D0inq Hard Work to Put Them in Con-
dition for the National Drill at
IT, Washington.
Roster Of the Company Which Repre-
sents the State---Its Daily Routine
IL in Camp.
An Event in Which the Whole State is
Interested Prizes Won by the
Crack Company.

UIOWnlnS Dluu pclltdtll WHICH, uluT-
murs the Mississippi as it flows to the
| Gulf,a camp has been established for the
| temporary accommodation of Company
| d, First regiment, Minnesota National
| Guard.
Thirteen white canvas houses ranged
| in two rows along a broad avenue, at
the head of which sleep the officers of
| the company, constitute the resting
place of the thirty-Six men who will
| represent this state at Washington in
the national drill the latter part of May.
Camp Sherman is the name of the new
establishment, it being thus designated
in honor of the colonel of the Twenty
at Fort Smelling. Company ID, or that
part of it which is in camp, is thus con-
Stituted:
Captain, Edward S. Bean; first lieutenant,
G. Z. Metz; second lieutenant, H. w. Ten
voorde: first sergeant, George f. Roedler;
termaster, George w. Eccles; privates, Henry
Defel, a. G. Wray, c. E. Watkins, L. c.
Cromwell, II. d. lowering John Hardy, j. L.
Stack, c. II. Clark, J: A. Kamp A. II. Kahlert
gett, William Haeussler, j. Ii. Hoffman, F. c.
Nelson, &. II. Brose, E. c. Schodley, NJ. NJ.
Merrill, Gates A. johnson, Jr., George Kah-
lert, j. b. Guenther, A. j. Kahlert drill team,
". -.
Jackson, William Spriggs, E. S. Davis, G. W.
Taft, H. l.. Soares and L. ii. Henschel
In order that his command might be
thoroughly Injured to the life of soldier,
Capt Bean decided that while in camp
they should be treated in every respect,
save doing guard duty, like regular
army men. Consequently a mess tent
arranged for fOrty-fve boarders was
placed in position a few hundred feet
served from Fort Smelling supplies, and
given out three times day.
There is considerable work entailed
upon the men of Company ID, the
ROUTINE FOR TIE DAY
being reveille on the bugle about sun
rise, and breakfast about half an hour
later, say about o'clock. Beef steak,
potatoes, bread and butter and coffee
from the post cOmmissary make up this
meal, and after short intermission
drilling for two hours and half is in
order. Another rest of an hour is only
preliminary to drill for the same length
dinner. Fresh meat, beans, potatoes,
bread, coffee and rice pudding make up
the bill of fare and fer the next four
hours the men are at liberty to amuse
themselves as they see fit. At
o'clock there is another
drill, which continues until supper
time. fixed for 80 O'clock and consist
ing of meat and bread ratiOnS with APP
pie sauce and roasted potatoes. AT $3.50
O'Clock comes tattoo taps and every
light must be extinguished. In the drill
ing UptOn'S tactics are used and no fancy
movements are attempted. Gratifying
progress has been made by the men who
have been steadily at work, sleeping in
their armOry and drilling from Jan, 1 to
April, and when the regular army
.OfficerS at the fort saw their eyolutiOnS
yesterday, they could not restrain their
appreciation of the perfection mani
Vested in the manual by the drill team.
Only an hour and half was con-
ssumcd in the march from st. Paul to
Fort Smelling Saturday evening, the COM
mand leaving its armory at 7:40 and
reaching camp at 9:10,where everything
.swaS in readiness for their reception. 1t
is the intention of the company to re-
exhibition drill at Exposition hall prior
TO their departure for Washington, which
will take place Friday morning by il
special train, and they hope to reach
their destination by Z o'clock Sunday
evening. Camp Sherman'S site has been
used principally by rifle teams for the
past two or three years, and formerly
contained the st. Louis hotel, when
Franklin Steele thought that Fort Smell
ing was destined to be the great metrOp-
oils of the Northwest. From its location
it is most healthy camping place and
none of the men of Company ID have
been in the least affected by the change
from home surroundings and provisions.
When GLOBE representative visited
the rendezvous yesterday afternoon most
| OF the command were comfortably
RESTING IN THEIR TENTS,
but some restless spirits were moving
about in slippers, tennis and bicycle
| shoes and fatigue uniforms, shaping up
matters and putting the finishing
touches to their toilet. Others, with
their arms under their heads as pillows,
were stretched out on the ground chant
| ing song in which wildwood" and
dale could be distinguished at inter-
walls, and altogether the boys seemed to
enjoy their new calling very much. ''TO
be sure we don't get mushrooms or
parsley with our beefsteakS," said one
of the company, 'but Uncle Sam has
| good grub and we wont Starve on the
! ratiOnS that are being served out to us.
] Besides we want to stimulate ourselves
| for that first prize at Washington. Moth
! ing else will suit us. One thing you may
be sure of. and tell the GLOBE readers
SO, any company that beats us will have
to work pretty hard" This was not
uttered with a boastful air, but the
| speaker, an intelligent-looking young
| fellow, wearing the cheyrOns OF a non
commissioned officer, seemed thoroughly
i'll earnest and impressed witha sense of
! the task that had been set for himself
| and comrades.
| Capt. Bean drills his men and the
feature that he insists upon is the use of
blank cartridges instead of their Simula-
ton in the manual of loading and firing,
for he will not permit anything that
Upton does not sanction. DR.. G. L.
Miller goes out from st. Paul every day
| to visit the command. but thus far he
i has not been called upon to perform
operations. He will accompany the men to
\ Washington, and will be for the time
l,Surgeon of Company ID.
1t would not do to slight two very i'm
EpOrtant sable individuals who seem
ubiquitous at Camp Sherman, Wade
| Hampton and John Burgitt, both of
whom will 60 to the capital as body ser
wants for the officers and men of Com
flpany d.
n The uniform worn at the national drill
will be the full dress of the United
Estates service, dark blue coats and pants
\ faced with white, and black helmets, and
| .tiiC oIlCcIS VIII veal oiiOuittel MINUS III
9iaddition. Each man will also wear the
company cOIOrs, blue and white ribbons
EOn the former being inscribed Est. Paul
Minnesota" and on the latter Com
,Hpany d, First Regiment, NJ. N. e." On
I the ends of the ribbons are 1881, the
date of organization of the company
and 1887, the date of the present con
test. Since its formation six years age
Company d has been entered in fOul
competitive drills, the record to date
being as follows: AT Camp Faribault
Mimi, won first prize, $500 in cash
| MinneanOIis Mimi i'm connection will